by Legal Aid of Manasota | Jul 28, 2022 | News
Don is the single dad of a nine-year-old child with disabilities. He’d been living in a condo for two years when he received a non-renewal notice because the new owner of the condo had decided to raise his rent by $800 a month—from $900 to $1,700. Don had... 
by Legal Aid of Manasota | Mar 7, 2022 | News
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and we wanted to take time to honor the female attorneys who work tirelessly for the underserved in the Sarasota-Manatee community. In so many instances, their support for Legal Aid of Manasota and our community’s low-income... 
by Legal Aid of Manasota | Jul 28, 2021 | News
The attorneys at Sarasota’s award-winning Fergeson Skipper law firm, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, are longtime supporters of Legal Aid of Manasota. This year, 12 Fergeson Skipper attorneys made individual donations to Legal Aid of Manasota for... 
by Legal Aid of Manasota | Jan 15, 2021 | News
Congratulations to our long-time pro bono volunteer James Howard Turner, Esq., who recently was honored with The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for 2021 for the 12th Judicial Circuit. Mr. Turner began volunteering with Legal Aid of Manasota in... 
by Legal Aid of Manasota | Dec 7, 2020 | News
As the CDC’s moratorium on evictions prepares to end on Dec. 31, we are grateful to the Sarasota County Bar Association Access to Justice Task Force for supporting us during this eviction crisis and mobilizing lawyers to take on an eviction case. Here is a...